I read a great quote recently from jazz legend Miles Davis… “It took me years to learn to play like myself.” What Davis meant was he spent years emulating other people before he found his own sound. If you’ve ever learned to play a musical instrument, you know the easiest way to learn is by practicing other people’s songs. If you practice enough, those pieces of inspiration combined with life experiences can come together in an elegant way to produce something original.
Issue #31: Emulation, then Innovation
Issue #31: Emulation, then Innovation
Issue #31: Emulation, then Innovation
I read a great quote recently from jazz legend Miles Davis… “It took me years to learn to play like myself.” What Davis meant was he spent years emulating other people before he found his own sound. If you’ve ever learned to play a musical instrument, you know the easiest way to learn is by practicing other people’s songs. If you practice enough, those pieces of inspiration combined with life experiences can come together in an elegant way to produce something original.